E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 2 2 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# x	medium
x 2 x 6 4 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x E x F# G# D	hard
4 4 4 4 4 5	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 4
9 6 x 6 0 5	4 2 – 3 – 1	E G# x F# E D	hard
9 6 7 6 7 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	E G# D F# B x	medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 7 8 7 9	3 – 1 2 1 4	E x D G# B F#	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 8 10 9	– – 2 1 4 3	x x E G# D F#	medium
9 12 11 x 0 11	1 4 2 – – 3	E D F# x E G#	hard
11 12 11 11 12 11	1 2 1 1 3 1	F# D F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 11
1 2 1 2 2 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	G# E G# D F# x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 4 2 5	– 4 – 2 1 3	x G# x E F# D	hard
x 4 4 4 4 5	– 1 1 1 1 2	x F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 6 0 5	– 2 4 3 – 1	x G# D F# E D	medium
9 6 7 6 0 7	4 1 2 1 – 3	E G# D F# E E	medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 7 8 0 9	3 – 1 2 – 4	E x D G# E F#	hard
9 12 11 8 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	E D F# G# E x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
♭7	10	D
9	14	F#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See E9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop G G-D-G-C-E-A Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the E9 chord?

E9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, D, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.